How Many People Are Named Nicolle?
An estimated 5,661 people in the United States have the first name Nicolle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Nicolle peaked in popularity in 1970 with 216 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicolle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nicolle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,661
About 1 in 60,547 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1970
216 births
Total Registered
6,012
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicolle
Nicolle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,012 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nicolle as a female name
Ranked #3,033 in 2024
54 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (216 births)
Nicolle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicolle span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,571 babies were registered. Nicolle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nicolle by Decade
How has Nicolle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nicolle by State
Birth registrations for Nicolle span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in North Dakota, North Carolina, Maryland. On average, about 136 Nicolles were registered per state.
Nicolle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicolle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nicolle
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nicolle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicolle?
We estimate approximately 5,661 people named Nicolle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 60,547 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicolle a common name?
Nicolle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,012 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicolle most popular?
Nicolle reached peak popularity in 1970, when 216 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicolle is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicolle a female name?
Nicolle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicolle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicolle Smith, Nicolle Johnson, Nicolle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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